Monday, October 1, 2012

The Higher Faculties of the Mind

Higher
Faculties of the Mind

At Quest Martial Arts we talk about the five
senses sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste as our antennas or receptors for
getting information that we perceive from our world. There are also other
senses that masters’ use called higher faculties of the mind.

The word
“Education” comes from the Latin word “Educo” which means to educe, develop or
to draw from within. An educated person is a person who has so developed the
faculties of their mind that they can acquire anything they want or its
equivalent without violating the rights of others.

The
first of the higher faculties is Perception-
This gives us our point of view. It is conditioned by the way you
have been taught in life and which you believe to be the truth. The incredible
thing about perception is we can alter it by choice and our whole world can
change for the better.

Second
is Reason- it is the power to use
our conscious mind to choose what we believe. We become what we think
about.

Third
is The Will - willpower is the
ability to hold on to one positive idea without becoming distracted by a
negative thought or distraction. We use this to stay mentally focused on our
goal regardless of our current circumstance or situation.

The
fourth faculty is Memory- Have you
ever heard or said “I have a bad memory?” I think most of us would admit having
said or heard that at least once in our lives. The truth is that there are no
bad memories just untrained ones. Work your memory like any other muscle. You
use it or lose it.

The
fifth faculty is Imagination- As
little children we used this all the time until one day some well meaning adult
or significant teacher in our lives told us to stop daydreaming. It seems that
the older we get the more we filter incoming words and ignore the 90% or more of
unspoken communication. When you put creative thought to work in your mind and
become an imaginer you can create your dream life in your mind. Hold on to that
thought with willpower and manifest what you want into your material
life.

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